ARGUMENT. THE story told in the First Book of the Aeneid is that of Aeneas, after the capture of Troy, who, having wandered nearly seven years in search of a new settlement, is driven to the coast of Libya by a tremendous storm, which was raised by Aeolus at the request of Juno, who had a strong feeling of hatred against the Trojans. On landing, Aeneas kills seven deer, which he distributes among his followers, and encourages them to hope for better things. Venus, his mother, intercedes with Jupiter on their behalf, and he unfolds to her the coming events, and predicts the greatness of the Roman Empire, which Aeneas is to found. She thereupon disguises herself as a maiden of the country, and goes forth to meet him. She informs him of the safety of the remaining portion of his fleet, and of his companions, and directs him to enter the city of Carthage, which Dido was then building. Encompassed by her in a cloud, which rendered him invisible, he enters the city, and there meets his lost friends, and is graciously welcomed by Dido, who provides for him a grand banquet. Venus causes Cupid to assume the form of his son Ascanius, and inspire Dido with a passionate love for Aeneas. AENEIDOS LIBER PRIMUS. [Ille ego, qui quondam gracili modulatus avena Carmen, et egressus silvis, vicina coëgi Ut quamvis avido parerent arva colono: Gratum opus agricolis: at nunc horrentia Martis.] ARMA virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris Litora; multum ille et terris iactatus et alto Musa, mihi causas memora, quo numine laeso, Hic currus fuit; hoc regnum dea gentibus esse, 5 10 15 20 EXAMINATION PAPER. Lines 1-22. 1.-Which of the Muses does Virgil invoke? Name the Nine Muses and say for what they were celebrated. 2.-When was Troy destroyed by the Greeks? How far did the kingdom of Priam extend? 3. Where were Italia, Lavinia litora, Alba, Roma, Carthago, Samos, Libya? 4.-Explain Epexegesis, Synizesis or Synaeresis, Historic infinitive, Syncope, Ellipse. 5.-Comment on saevae memorem Junonis ob iram. 6. For what are superúm, deûm, audierat contracted? 7. Decline vir, vis, genus, deus, opem, unus. 8. Give the gender and gen. sing. of oris, fato, litora, urbem, numine, casus, gentibus, progeniem, sanguine, arces. 9.-Compare primus, multum, superus, altus, coelestis, dives, asper, late. 10. Give the pres. inf., perf. and sup. (if any) of cano, venio, patior, condo, infero, memoro, laedo, doleo, volvo, adeo, impello, teneo, fero, posthabeo, colo, sino, tendo, foveo, duco, verto. Id metuens veterisque memor Saturnia belli, Iudicium Paridis, spretaeque iniuria formae, 25 Et genus invisum, et rapti Ganymedis honores :- Troas, reliquias Danaum atque immitis Achilli, 30 35 Haec secum: 'Mene incepto desistere victam, 40 45 |